Seniors
At Beth Tzedec, we understand the importance of cultivating lasting friendships and maintaining ties to the community, which is why our senior-focused initiatives aim to foster a sense of belonging and provide a supportive network. As Rabbi Steve Wernick has pointed out in his sermons, loneliness is a disease and community is the cure. Join us to connect with like-minded individuals, engage in meaningful activities, and create lasting memories.
Beth Tzedec doubly recognizes the importance of families sharing Jewish experiences together! We’re creating programming that is meaningful and enjoyable for the whole family – children, parents and grandparents. As the largest conservative synagogue in the world, we maintain Jewish traditions across generations, while creating new ones.
Conversations Over Coffee with guests Rabbi Reuven & Michal Stamov
Rabbi Steven Wernick gathers a cadre of community leaders for a series of conversations on politics, culture, social existence and Jewish life. Each session will be streamed over Zoom and broadcast to Facebook and YouTube. Grab a cup of coffee and log on to join us.
This week, Reb Steve welcomes Rabbi Reuven Stamov, the Masorti Rabbi of Kyiv and Ukraine, along with his wife Michal. Rabbi Stamov recently escaped Ukraine with members of his community and arrived in Israel Thursday night.
This week's conversation will be broadcast live to the Beth Tzedec Facebook page and YouTube channel. Comment with your questions on either platform!
Rabbi Reuven Stamov was born in Simferopol in Ukraine to a secular family. At 18, Reuven developed a passion for Masorti Judaism through his involvement in Midreshet Yerushalayim, a division of the Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies. His path eventually led him to Israel in 2003, where he decided he wanted to become a Masorti Rabbi. He was the first Masorti/Conservative rabbi in Ukraine.
Each summer during his studies, Reuven would return to his native country to work at Camp Ramah Ukraine. It was during these summer trips that he began to lay the foundations for creating a vibrant Masorti Jewish life in Ukraine. During one special summer, he met Michal who eventually became his wife and together they are the parents of two young girls.
In March 2012, following Rabbi Stamov’s ordination at the Schechter Rabbinical Seminary, he and his family returned to Ukraine to continue his mission of bringing Masorti Judaism to the estimated 100,000 Jews who live in Ukraine. Attending the ceremony along with the members of the mission and the local Kiev community, were representatives of Masorti communities from Berdichev, Chernovitz, Donetsk, Kharkov, Kirovograd, Nikolayiv and Simferopol.
